Roberto Mancini, captain of the Italian national football team, has set his sights on winning the 2026 World Cup gold medal.
“The feeling of disappointment that they did not qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar will not go away,” said the specialist at an event in Rome on Wednesday. He added: They will continue their work, but will continue to suffer greatly until December.
“The best thing is when I win with the national team, because with that we can bring incredible joy to the Italian people. Unfortunately we have to wait four years to participate in the World Cup, but our goal is to win the next World Cup in America.” announced. He added that he considers it unfair that the Italian national team is not in Qatar, which does not deserve to miss the event, but they also have to face defeat.
Italy won the European Championship last year, and now they finished top of the Nations League in Group A on Monday – ahead of Hungary, Germany and England – so they can prepare for their fourth-legged final in June. .
The last time Italy reached the knockout stage of the World Cup was in 2006, when they took the gold medal. In two consecutive World Cups, he did not advance from his group, in 2010 he took fourth place behind Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand, and in 2014 he was overtaken by Costa Rica and Uruguay and only England was behind. However, in the last two qualifying periods, it has already failed in the European qualifiers: in 2018 against Sweden, and this year against North Macedonia.
In the 2026 World Cup, organized by the United States along with Canada and Mexico, 48 national teams – 16 from Europe – will participate. There are 32 national teams participating in the Qatar World Cup, including 13 European teams.
